Does なればと思って have the implications of なればいいと思って?


大きな仕事がしたいと言ったお前の大きなチャレンジになればと思ってお願いしたんです

What is the exact nuance of なればと思ってin this sentence?

I understand it's "You said you wanted a big job, so thinking it'd be a big
challenge for you, I gave it to you"




Your understanding is fine. As mentioned in [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/78382/45489), なれば alone can be
used to express wishing. It is similar to _If (only) ..._ in English. I think
the closest translation would be _wondering if..._

BTW using お前 in です sentence is odd. It should be あなた (or at least 君).

