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Imagine you have just arrived to a hotel and checked in. You have two big and heavy suitcases and you are looking for the carrier. I am going to find out if my self-made sentence works here naturally and if not what a native speaker would say here to indicate exactly what I am going to convey:
Who can I ask to carry my burden / load?
It seems to me that my sentence structurally and grammatically is correct, but I have no idea if it is natural.
Your sentence is grammatically correct, but semantically wrong. If you say
Who can I ask to carry my burden?
"Burden" can have several different meanings not least of which is an "emotional burden".
Your sentence should probably be
Whom can I ask to help me with my bags?
Once you check-in, the hotel will usually say to you
One of our porters will help you with your bags and show you to your room.
The person you are looking for is the porter.
