The walk continues from San Pawl tal-Qlejja through Speranza Valley to Speranza Church (Our Lady of Hope). Mosta.

In 1750, a family was tending fields in Burmarrad valley saw approaching corsairs and fled, seeking cover in higher ground in Mosta. A young Maltese lady sought refuge in a cave in where Wied Qlejja continues into Wied il-Ghasel, praying fervently to Our Lady. The corsairs giving chase noticed that cobwebs leading to the cave where undisturbed and, therefore, did not enter the cave and eventually retreated to their ships.
Her escape from slavery was hailed a miracle and the villagers of Mosta petitioned for a church to be built above the cave where she took shelter. The church was built between 1757 and 1760.
An interesting feature of the exterior of the church is that the front decorative windows facing the altar inside have stone kneelers.



Hope is symbolised by Our Lady carrying Jesus who is holding an anchor. This image is on statue outside the church as well as on the titular painting on the main altar. The titular painting also has a ship in storm underneath the image of Jesus and Mary, suggesting that Our Lady of Hope was also a sailor’s devotion.
The grotto underneath the church is also adorned with an image of Michael the Archangel, protector from evil.
The walk continues from Our Lady of Hope, in Wied Speranza toward the main square of Mosta and the Basilica of the Assumption of Mary, also known colloqually as the Mosta Rotunda.
