hope vs optimism

hope and optimism both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of hope include hopefulness, encouragement.

hope (noun)	optimism (noun)
one of the three Christian virtues	a general disposition to expect the best in all things
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future	the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

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