For each $k \in \mathbb { R }$, a polynomial function defined on $\mathbb { R }$ is given by
$$u ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 3 k \cdot x + k ^ { 2 } - 1$$
(1) Give the value of $k$ for which the corresponding function $u$ coincides with the function $f$.
(2) Determine all values of $k$ for which $u ( 2 ) = 2$ holds.