Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Picturing a future you do not have yet uses the same faculty as dreaming, only with your eyes open and some ability to steer. That makes hope less a feeling than an act of construction, since you are building an image detailed enough to walk toward. A dream you can influence is a different thing from a wish.

Give your version some specificity this week. What would a good version of next year actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday morning? Vague hope comforts, while a picture you can describe starts quietly rearranging your choices.