Is the hope you have a shifting verb or a steadfast noun?  You can hope for many things that may never happen but the Christian hope is an anchor- like noun.

‘We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf’ – Hebrews 6:19-20 

To have such a hope without substance would be to pass a verdict without evidence but we are not called to groundless faith, so what is the hope we can have and what is the substance?