prospect vs hope

prospect and hope both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of prospect include promise, foretaste, possibility, anticipation, expectancy, apprehension, misgiving.

prospect (noun)	hope (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease	one of the three Christian virtues
the visual percept of a region	grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
belief about (or mental picture of) the future	the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)	a specific instance of feeling hopeful
the possibility of future success	someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

prospect (verb)	hope (verb)
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals	intend with some possibility of fulfilment
search for something desirable	be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
	expect and wish