Concerning Fitzgerald's use of the words hope and dream in The Great Gatsby, one should be careful about trying to speak for the writer. No one can say why Fitzgerald does anything in his novel. We can only speak about the functions and results of what he does. Communication is far too complex for you or me or anyone else to speak for the writer.
That said, the words hope and dream do reveal the idea of the American Dream. In addition to that, they reveal one of the aspects that make the novel beautiful: Gatsby's love for Daisy. His foolishness and naivete do not cancel out his dedication to Daisy and his capacity for hope. This, after all, is what Nick likes so much about Gatsby:
...[Gatsby's] extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again.
There's an early usage of one of your key words for you.
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