8:25a

But: This word introduces having hope, which contrasts to something that is not hope in 8:24b.

if we hope for what we do not yet see: Here the word if introduces a situation that Paul wanted the readers to evaluate in their own lives. You should translate the if literally.

what we do not yet see: Here the words do not yet see indicates that the hope is not yet fulfilled. Translate the word see as you did in 8:24b and c (“is seen” and “see”).

8:25b

patiently: This Greek word means “the capacity to continue to believe or do as planned in the midst of opposition or difficulty.” Here are other ways to translate this word:

endurance (New American Bible, Revised Edition)
-or-
persevering confidence (New Jerusalem Bible)

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