I was going to say that you need to unlock the PPS before trying to configuring it but reading the datasheet it looks like it is unlocked at POR - I've always thought it was the other way around.

Anyway, here's the relevant parts from a project of mine which uses both UARTS, in this particular case I even use the PPS peripheral to switch UART2 pins around to two different devices. Using HSEROUT / HSEROUT2 in the code it worked out fine. This is for a 67K40 so it won't match your setup but perhaps it can provide some pointers.
Code:
'----------------------------------------------------
' PPS Unlock
PPSLOCK = $55
PPSLOCK = $AA
@ BCF PPSLOCK, PPSLOCKED

RC6PPS = $0C                                ' We want PORTC.6 as EUSART1 TX
RX1PPS = %00010111                          ' We want PORTC.7 as EUSART1 RX

RG7PPS = $0E                                ' We want EUSART2 TX on PortG.7 
RX2PPS = %00110010                          ' We want EUSART2 RX on PortG.2 

' Since we're switching UART pins around during runtime we need to leave the PPS lock open.
'PPSLOCK = $55
'PPSLOCK = $AA
'@ BSF PPSLOCK, PPSLOCKED
'----------------------------------------------------

ANSELA = %00110000                          ' RA4, 5 analog, rest digital 
ANSELB = 0
ANSELD = 0
ANSELE = 0
ANSELF = 0
ANSELG = 0


' Setup for EUSART1 
RCSTA1 = $90                                ' Enable serial port & continuous receive
TXSTA1 = $24                                ' Enable transmit, BRGH = 1
SPBRG1 = 64                                 ' 19200 Baud @ 64MHz, 0,04%
SPBRGH1 = 3
BAUDCON1.3 = 1                              ' Enable 16 bit baudrate generator


' Setup for EUSART2 
RCSTA2 = $90                                ' Enable serial port & continuous receive
TXSTA2 = $24                                ' Enable transmit, BRGH = 1
SPBRG2 = 138                                ' 115200 Baud @ 64MHz, -0,08%
SPBRGH2 = 0
BAUDCON2.3 = 1                              ' Enable 16 bit baudrate generator


TRISC.6 = 0                                 ' UART1 TX
TRISC.7 = 1                                 ' UART1 RX

TRISG.7 = 0                                 ' UART2 TX 
TRISG.2 = 1                                 ' UART2 RX
/Henrik.