<p>One of the group of three temples on the W side of the *Forum Holitorium (SPEI IN FORO HOLITORO: <i>Fast. Praen</i>., SPEI AD FORVM HOLITORIVM: <i>Fast. Vall.</i>, in Degrassi, <i>Inscr. Ital</i>. 13.2, 135, 149; *Ianus, Aedes; *Iuno Sospita, Aedes), probably the one furthest S (Coarelli 337, Crozzoli Aite, Frank, Delbrück; contra, Richardson and Platner–Ashby, who both identify the central temple as that of Spes). Since the temple of Spes burned in the fire of 213 B.C. (Livy 24.47.15-16, 25.7.6), it must have stood in the vicinity of the *Porta Carmentalis and the “Area Sacra” of S. Omobono (s.v. *Fortuna et Mater Matuta, Aedes). In addition, if it was the southernmost temple, it would not have been connected to the other temple buildings in 213 B.C., a fact which explains why the neighboring Temple of Ianus did not catch fire (Frank).</p> <p>After a fire in 31 B.C. damaged the building, Augustus began its restoration, and Germanicus rededicated it in A.D. 17 (Tac., <i>Ann</i>. 2.49: <i>Spei aedes</i>). Though the date the restoration work began, and how much was completed by A.D. 14, cannot be known, it seems unlikely that Augustus left the temple in ruins for very long (Frank 127). Substantial remains of the <i>aedes</i>, a Doric hexastyle temple (Coarelli 337), are preserved in the Church of S. Nicola in Carcere.</p>