YOU SAID:

Always had high hopes

INTO JAPANESE

常に高い期待を持っていた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Always had high expectations

INTO JAPANESE

常に高い期待を寄せていた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I always had high expectations.

INTO JAPANESE

私はいつも大きな期待を持っていました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I always had high expectations.