Hope and Great Expectations

Does Hope entail Expectations?

We were talking in sunday school today anbout Psalms 109 and the emotions and feelings that King David was dealing with when we stumbled upon a question: Does Hope require expectations? or can you be hopeful without any expectations? and better yet can you have expectations without any hope? its mind boggling to think about. When you are hopeful, you expect something to happen, even if what happens doesnt align with you want. example: I want to be cast as Juliette in Romeo and Juliette. i hope that i will be casted and i expect that someone will be casted as Juliette. Hope and Expectations. Now the part of Juliette may go to Julia ROberts, but that is still a reponse to what i wanted. My expectations were met: someone was casted, but my hopes were not: i didnt get the part. The question on the table is how do we tell the difference between the 2? And if they are 2 different things then can we have one without the other? And if we cant then why do we differentiate the 2? Its been plauging my mind all day, and im sure it will continue, at least until im statisfied with an answer. :-]