Derivative of coth

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Theorem: The following formula holds: $$\dfrac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}z} \mathrm{coth}(z) = -\mathrm{csch}^2(z),$$ where $\mathrm{coth}$ denotes the hyperbolic cotangent and $\mathrm{csch}$ denotes the hyperbolic cosecant.

Proof: