Hope is called the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19), because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a 'wish' (I wish that such-and-such would take place); rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made.
Author: R.C. Sproul Source: The Purpose of God, An Exposition of Ephesians, p. 40.
Do not look to your hope, but to Christ, the source of your hope.