hope vs encouragement

hope and encouragement both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of hope include hopefulness, optimism.

hope (noun)	encouragement (noun)
one of the three Christian virtues	the act of giving hope or support to someone
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future	the expression of approval and support
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled	the feeling of being encouraged
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

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