Expectation...

ex-pec-ta-tion

–noun
1. the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
2. the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
3. an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.
4. something expected; a thing looked forward to.
5. Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations.
6. the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will co me.
7. Statistics. mathematical expectation.
8. the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation.

ex-pec-ta-tion-al, adjective
ex-pec-ta-tion-ist, noun

—Synonyms 2. expectancy, anticipation; hope, trust.