I have several ideas when it comes to this topic because it encompasses a lot. Hope, destiny, judgment all are related. When it comes to this I do agree with the Buddhist philosophy in that life is suffering, therefore all is negative. However we can manipulate our environment to provide positive results. Personally expect the negative, but fear it. This drives me to work for the positive. It's sort of cyclical.
I obviously don't believe in "hope" because it is an element of optimism and it usually suggests unrealistic expectations. However I do inadvertently hope at times, but right away pessimism is knocking on my forehead telling me to think. It is a natural occurrence to hope, but like always we have to consider reality and reason.