anticipation etc.(expectation)Expectation. hopefulness, buoyancy, optimism, enthusiasm, heart of grace, aspiration. [person who is hopeful] optimist, utopian, utopist. castles in the air, castles in Spain, Utopia, millennium
expect etc.(look forward to)Expectation. hope for etc.(desire)Desire
anticipate. be hopeful etc.adj.
look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, make the best of it, hope for the best
put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon
keep one's spirits up
take heart, take heart of grace
be of good heart, be of good cheer
flatter oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, " catch at a straw, [Hamlet], hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched. [cause hope] give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope etc. n.
promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale
sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up, buoyant, elated, flushed, exultant, enthusiastic
heartsome
utopian. unsuspecting, unsuspicious
fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair
undespairing, self reliant. probable, on the high road to