It is wishful thinking to expect deeper change under his leadership.
指望在他领导下有更深刻的变化是痴心妄想。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
I've got a feeling that Alex likes me, but that might just be wishful thinking.
我有一种感觉:亚历克斯喜欢我。但那可能只是我一相情愿的想法。
《牛津词典》
Hope, for Bloch, has its starting point in fear, in uncertainty, and in crisis: it is a creative force that goes hand in hand with utopian "wishful images".