The way ministers of religion use words

I am used to the bland platitudes, contentious statements and patronising homilies of most speakers on Radio four's 'Thought for Today' but when the Rev Rob Marshall said that HOPE is linked intrinsically to FAITH and LOVE, I thought hold on a minute Reverend let's exame this statement in more detail.

What is hope? The dictionary definition says it's a feeling of trust (that things are going to get better for example)  The one thing it is not, is the certainty that things will change in the way that you would wish, whether for the individual, or more broadly in current world events. On the contrary, pious hope has done nothing to alleviate cruelty and injustice in the world.

Now FAITH is an entirely different concept. It implies Divine Truth and certainty even where there is no scientific evidence, therefore Faith and Hope far from being intrinsically linked are diametrically opposed to each other.  Logically one cannot have FAITH that things will turn out the way you would wish, because if they don't you would have to renounce your faith.

What about LOVE;  is there any intrinsic connection between hope and love? Love implies care, concern, tenderness and empathy, and it is true that one can hope that these attributes permeate through society, but there is no intrinsic connection. One could just as easily hope to cause pain, harm, and suffering to one's fellow human beings, and some individuals are currently doing just that.