Hope. Hope is one of the three theological virtues in Christian tradition.
Hope being a combination of the desire for something and expectation of receiving it, the virtue is hoping for Divine union and so eternal happiness. While faith is a function of the intellect, hope is an act of the will.
Aquinas defines hope as .a future good, difficult but possible to attain.by means of the Divine Assistance.on Whose help it leans. Hope is, by its very nature, always concerned with something in the future.
Like the theological virtues of faith and charity, hope finds its origin, motive, and object in God. In Hebrews 10:23, St. Paul says, Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy.
Like the other theological virtues, hope is an infused virtue. It is not, like good habits in general, the outcome of repeated acts or the product of our own industry. Hope is bestowed by God at baptism. In the Christian tradition, hope in Christ and faith in Christ are closely linked, with hope having a connotation that means the one with hope has a firm assurance, through the witness of the Holy Spirit, that Christ has promised a better world to those who are His. The Christian sees death not just as the end of a passing life, but as the gateway to a future life without end and in all fullness. Pope Benedict XVI states: Whoever believes in Christ has
Hope being a combination of the desire for something and expectation of receiving it, the virtue is hoping for Divine union and so eternal happiness. While faith is a function of the intellect, hope is an act of the will.
Aquinas defines hope as .a future good, difficult but possible to attain.by means of the Divine Assistance.on Whose help it leans. Hope is, by its very nature, always concerned with something in the future.
Like the theological virtues of faith and charity, hope finds its origin, motive, and object in God. In Hebrews 10:23, St. Paul says, Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy.
Like the other theological virtues, hope is an infused virtue. It is not, like good habits in general, the outcome of repeated acts or the product of our own industry. Hope is bestowed by God at baptism. In the Christian tradition, hope in Christ and faith in Christ are closely linked, with hope having a connotation that means the one with hope has a firm assurance, through the witness of the Holy Spirit, that Christ has promised a better world to those who are His. The Christian sees death not just as the end of a passing life, but as the gateway to a future life without end and in all fullness. Pope Benedict XVI states: Whoever believes in Christ has
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