Found at Aspiring Community:

                        Hope Is...

      Hope looks for the good in people
      instead of harping on the worst.
      Hope opens doors where despair closes them.
      Hope discovers what can be done instead
      of grumbling about what cannot.
      Hope draws its power from a deep trust
      in God and the basic goodness of human nature.
      Hope "lights a candle" instead of "cursing the darkness."
      Hope regards problems, small or large, as opportunities.
      Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.
      Hope sets big goals and is not frustrated
      by repeated difficulties or setbacks.
      Hope pushes ahead when it would be easy to quit.
      Hope puts up with modest gains, realizing
      that "the longest journey starts with one step."
      Hope accepts misunderstandings as the
      price for serving the greater good of others.
      Hope is a good loser because it has the
      divine assurance of final victory.

      Father James Keller