IMHO this is the best way to write your line :
private static final Map<Class<? extends Persistent>, PersistentHelper> class2helper =
new HashMap<Class<? extends Persistent>, PersistentHelper>();
This way the increased indentation without any braces can help you to see that the code was just splited because the line was too long. And instead of 4 spaces, 8 will make it clearer.