Why Did Jesus Not Know The Hour?

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Jesus tells a story about the latter times in Matthew 24:36-41

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left."

People may ask, if Jesus is God, then why does he not know all things such as the hour when the end times will come?

Is it because Jesus is not really God, or it it because Jesus is somewhat limited in his fleshly form? Philippians 2 tells us that he was limited as being in the form of a man that he could suffer death.

Philppians 2:6-8
"Who, being in very nature God,
    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
    by taking the very nature of a servant,
    being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death—
        even death on a cross!"

This is confirmed in Hebrews 2.

Hebrews 2:9 "But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone."

The ability of Jesus to know or do anything miraculous seems to be pervasive throughout the Gospel.
He healed people at will in Matthew 15.

Matthew 15:29 "Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel."

And Jesus can see people before he arrives to meet them.
John 1:48
"Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

And his disciples were amazed at the ability of Jesus to know all things.
John 16:30
"Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God."

So from the majority of the gospel text, it seems like Jesus could have known the Hour.  

We see from the raising of Lazarus that anything that Jesus asks of the Father, the Father grants it. Surely, we can see that even if Jesus was limited in his human form, he could have asked that of the Father and known it.
John 11:41
"So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

However, we must also ask "What is the will of the Father?"  Certainly, it was the will of the father that Jesus taste death for our sins.
In Matthew 25, we find out what the will of the Father is in regards to the Final Hour.

Matthew 25:1-13
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
“But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."

If the Last Hour was made known, the saints might not be vigilant in good works.  Therefore, in the special relationship of the Godhead that Jesus has with the Father, Jesus did not ask what the Last Hour was because it was not God's will for Jesus to make this known to Jesus' followers.