spero, sperare, speravi, speratum
I hope Verbs: Heart & Mind
1st conjugation. Dum spiro spero (While I breathe I hope) — attributed to Cicero
In Scripture
Laboravi clamans, raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ ; defecerunt oculi mei, dum spero in Deum meum.
I have laboured with crying; my jaws are become hoarse, my eyes have failed, whilst I hope in my God.
Psalmi 68 · 4