expectancy vs hope

expectancy and hope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expectancy	Yes	No	No	No
hope	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hope is a hyponym of expectancy; that is, hope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expectancy:

Other hyponyms of expectancy include suspense.

expectancy (noun)	hope (noun)
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)	one of the three Christian virtues
an expectation	grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
	the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
	a specific instance of feeling hopeful
	someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

expectancy (verb)	hope (verb)
	intend with some possibility of fulfilment
	be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
	expect and wish