The Enchiridion 114
114 Having Dealt with Faith, We Now Come to Speak of Hope. Everything that Pertains to Hope is Embraced in the Lord’s Prayer PL 40, 285
Out of this confession of faith, which is briefly comprehended in the Creed, and which, carnally understood, is milk for babes, but, spiritually apprehended and studied, is meat for strong men, springs the good hope of believers; and this is accompanied by a holy love. But of these matters, all of which are true objects of faith, those only pertain to hope which are embraced in the Lord’s Prayer. For, “Cursed is the man that trusteth in man” is the testimony of holy writ; and, consequently, this curse attaches also to the man who trusteth in himself. Therefore, except from God the Lord we ought to ask for nothing either that we hope to do well, or hope to obtain as a reward of our good works.
Exposita fide, agit de spe: quae huc pertinent contineri oratione dominica. Spem in se ipso ponens maledictus. Ex ista fidei confessione, quae breviter Symbolo continetur, et carnaliter cogitata lac parvulorum est, spiritualiter autem considerata atque tractata cibus est fortium, nascitur spes bona fidelium, cui charitas sancta comitatur. Sed de iis omnibus quae fideliter sunt credenda, ea tantum ad spem pertinent quae oratione dominica continentur. Maledictus enim omnis, sicut divina testantur eloquia, qui spem ponit in homine : ac per hoc et in se ipso qui spem ponit, hujus maledicti vinculo innectitur. Ideo non nisi a Domino Deo petere debemus, quidquid speramus nos vel bene operaturos vel pro bonis operibus adepturos.