Hope

Hope is most interesting - for the dynamic of passions that can surround it. For hope does not happen in a vacuum, I think - it seems to be one of those "worked out" passions (I guess I am probably thinking of the virtue, or at least the action of hope.... if it can be an action? but seeing it to be based in love) anyway. Here is the selection i wuld like to have handy

I answer that, Hope of its very nature is a help to action by making it more intense: and this for two reasons. First, by reason of its object, which is a good, difficult but possible. For the thought of its being difficult arouses our attention; while the thought that it is possible is no drag on our effort. Hence it follows that by reason of hope man is intent on his action. Secondly, on account of its effect. Because hope, as stated above (Question 32, Article 3), causes pleasure; which is a help to action, as stated above (Question 33, Article 4). Therefore hope is conducive to action.