And hope is anchored in faith. When your mind seeks truth while hope beats constantly in your heart, only then you become a true believer. All are entitled to their own beliefs, their own religions. Actions can be rationalized, but action based on one's faith is meant for the believer's salvation. And every believer aspires for salvation.
Salvation is the end result of belief matched with action.
It is when believers can justify their actions with their beliefs. Through the conscience. That is the divine will within a human which has the ultimate knowledge of good and evil. Yes, they then act with good intent. The submission of the intellect to the strict logical demands of the conscience is the foremost prayer.