hopeful disposition

Reagan had a sunny, hopeful disposition, we've been reminded again and again.

The brave man, on the other hand, has the opposite disposition; for confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.

"What a hopeful disposition you have!"

Naturally of a cheerful, hopeful disposition, my sister was enthusiastic in her admiration of the woods.

To see your sweetheart dancing a jig, your companion will be possessed with a merry and hopeful disposition.

For them, she coaxed the neighbours, with whom she was a general favourite, out of many a mess of eggs for their especial benefit; while with her cheerful songs, and hearty, hopeful disposition, she dispelled much of the cramping despair which chilled the heart of the unhappy mother in her deserted home.