Yes you can always have HOPE! HOPE is within each one of us and can not be taken away by another person. It is not the same as EXPECTATIONS, which you must bring to zero.
It might be a good idea to read the quotes on Admiral Jim Stockdale called "The Stockdale Paradox"
"You must retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties.
AND at the same time…
You must confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be"
