HOPE  
v. hoped, hop·ing, hopes
To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment. (my Prays, based on Gods Will and desire for
our life)
Archaic. To have confidence; trust. (the faith and confidence God gave me in his word)
To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful. To
expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.

n.
A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.
Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.
One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory. (Christ's word was my only
hope, there was no other source or reason for hope under the circumstances)
often Hope Christianity.
The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good,
difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
Archaic. Trust; confidence.

Idiom:
hope against hope
To hope with little reason or justification (This is all I had...HOPE AGAINST HOPE, but I knew
that God's word was not wrong, and his desire for our marriage was for it to be healed.  His desire for us
was not a pathway to Divorce, but rather to learn LOVE.  The house sometimes has to crumble in order
to be rebuilt as Christ instructs it to be built)