The resurrection enlightens the life of the believer. The life of the believer is enlightened by the resurrection. There is no day or hour in which the certainty about the resurrection and everlasting life, does not throw a stream of light on the darkness and vicissitudes of the present life. Constancy in hope. Paul expects the resurrection.
Hope is mainly eschatological.
By what has been said we may understand that Christian hope is not a promise of successes and temporal triumphs, but rather a promise of everlasting life. The hope of having been saved is present. Although hope looks at the future, hope guarantees us also that we were already saved through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ himself, object of hope. Hope is not a palliative for injustice.