Hope, expectation.

Confidence, faith; confident expectation, hope: = trust, n. 1 3.

Confident expectation of something; hope. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Frequently with †of or that-clause. Now rare.

The mental attitude of trusting in or relying on a person or thing; firm trust, reliance, faith. Const. in (†to, on, upon).

Confidence in oneself, one's abilities, etc.; assurance, boldness; confidence in someone or something else. Obsolete.

= confidence, n.

Confidence, trust, reliance.

Freedom from care, anxiety or apprehension; absence of worry or anxiety; confidence in one's safety or well-being.