Disdain hope and fear for they are what bring anxiety.
Seneca
Discussion
If you define hope as "expectations" then I agree.
If you define hope as "belief in the goodness of all human beings and thus a potential better tomorrow" (which is how I would define hope), then I don't agree with Seneca on this one.
For sure. I believe Seneca meant the ordinary definition. That'd be expecting something.
I may even clarify: expecting something to happen even if it's outside of your control
Dictionary:
hope
noun
1.
a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
"he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information"