diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb
index 80eded79..f743db8c 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ module SimpleForm
     # Needs to be enabled in order to do automatic lookups.
     module Hints
       def hint
-        if options[:hint] == true
+        @hint ||= if options[:hint] == true
           translate(:hints)
         else
           options[:hint]
         end
       end
+
+      def has_hint?
+        hint.present?
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/wrappers/root.rb b/lib/simple_form/wrappers/root.rb
index 14d5ace0..ec3fa58f 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/wrappers/root.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/wrappers/root.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module SimpleForm
         css = options[:wrapper_class] ? Array.wrap(options[:wrapper_class]) : @defaults[:class]
         css += input.html_classes
         css << (options[:wrapper_error_class] || @defaults[:error_class]) if input.has_errors?
-        css << (options[:wrapper_hint_class] || @defaults[:hint_class]) if input.hint
+        css << (options[:wrapper_hint_class] || @defaults[:hint_class]) if input.has_hint?
         css
       end
     end