Alternative form of hope springs eternal

Alternative form of I wish I may be shot

Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Alternative form of abandon hope all ye who enter here

Supposed inscription at the gate of hell.

A municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Synonym of cross my heart and hope to die

Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. / Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate. / Without talent, not skilled. / (of an adverse condition) Incurable.

In a hopeful manner. / (not comparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.

In a manner showing no hope