A Topic of Moral Theology
Hope
Confidence in God's help toward salvation; despair and presumption.
The works themselves ask 41 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
In the index as Hope · Despair · Presumption (Praesumptio) · Desperation (Desperatio) · Charity · Faith · Fear · Virtues · God · Necessity (Necessitas) · Presumption of Self · Desire (Desiderium) · Fear of God · Hatred · Quietism · Thomas Aquinas, St. · Time (Tempus) · Act · Acts of religion (elicited, commanded) · Acts of the Theological Virtues (Actus virtutum theologicarum) · Augustine, St. · Aversion for God · Bernard, St. · Certainty
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Second. On the Precep…, Question First. On the Nature of Theological Hope, nn. 41, 42 & 43 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Second. On the Precep…, Question Second. On the Necessity of Hope, nn. 44, 45 & 46 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. V, Pt. II, Chapter I. Nature of Hope, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article II. On the Theological Virtue of Hope, nn. 359, 360, 361 & 362 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Dissertation II. On the Cultivation of Hope, nn. ¶1 & 511 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. II, Part I. On the Necessity of the Act of Hope, nn. 512 & 513 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 2. Good Habits, or Vi…, Division, n. 151 — The theological virtues are those that perfect the intellect and the will with reference to God, their ultimate, supernatural object. They are three: (a) faith, which is a virtue infused into the intellect, giving man su… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 2. Good Habits, or Vi…, Properties of the Virtues, nn. 157 & 158 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, Definition, nn. 1009, 1012, 1013, 1016 & 1017 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Object of Hope, nn. 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025 & 1026 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Excellence of Hope, nn. 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034 & 1035 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Subject of Hope, nn. 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039 & 1040 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Gift of Fear of the Lord, n. 1041 — The Gift of Fear of the Lord. The Gift of Fear of the Lord.—The Gift of the Holy Ghost that perfects the virtue of hope is Fear of the Lord (see 159 sqq.); for (a) hope is the root from which the Gift of Fear is derived, since hope joins the affectio… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Sins Against Hope, nn. 1059, 1061, 1064 & 1075 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Commandments of Hope and of Fear, nn. 1092, 1093, 1094 & 1095 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Precept of Hope, nn. 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380 & 381 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On Virtues, Chapter II. On Hope, nn. 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 & 216 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Theological Virtues…, On the Virtue of Hope, nn. 695–729 (35 passages)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. I, Ch. II, Sect. 1, Object, and Necessity of Hope, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 2: Qualities and Fruits of Hope, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 3: Sins Against Hope, nn. ¶1–¶16, ¶18, ¶19, ¶20, ¶21, ¶22, ¶23, ¶24, ¶25, ¶26 & ¶27 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Pt. I, Treatise VIII. On theological hope and the vices opposed to it, nn. ¶81 & 533 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Treatise II: On Theological Hope, n. ¶1 — In this treatise one must treat: 1. of the nature of hope; 2. of its necessity; 3. of the sins opposed to it.Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. II, Chapter I: On the Nature of Hope, nn. ¶1, ¶456, ¶457 & ¶458 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. II, Chapter II: On the Necessity of Hope, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶459, ¶460 & ¶461 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. II, Chapter III: On Sins Opposed to Hope, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶462, ¶463 & ¶464 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Supplement: Dispositions o…, Pt. II, TRACTATE II: On Hope, n. ¶1 — Nothing to be observed.Read in context →
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON VIRTUES, CHAPTER II: ON HOPE, nn. ¶269, ¶270, ¶271, ¶272, ¶273 & ¶274 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Hope, nn. ¶1, 794, 795, 796, 797 & 798 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Hope, Second Part: On the Habit …, Question One: On Hope as It Is a Virtue, nn. ¶1, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814 & 815 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Hope, Second Part: On the Habit …, Question Two: On the Subject of Hope, nn. ¶1, 816, 817, 818 & 819 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. V, Chapter II. On the Virtue of Hope, nn. 162, 163, 164, 164, Q. 2, 164, Q. 3 & 164, Q. 4 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Hope, On Hope, n. 1 — (D. Thomas, IIa IIae, from q. 17 to q. 22.)Read in context →
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Hope, On Hope, On hope in itself and on its object, nn. 1–21 (21 passages)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Hope, On Hope, In whom hope is found, nn. 1–18 (18 passages)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Hope, On Hope, What are the vices opposed to theological hope?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Bk. III, Diss. I, Chapter XI — The notion, object, subject, precept of the theological virtue of hope, and the time at which its obligation presses, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation IV: On Hope, n. 1 — The Seraphic Doctor, in his Diaeta, titulo 5, cap. 4, de spe, on that text Deuteron. 24: You shall not take in pledge the lower millstone, nor the upper, among the other virtues warns that hope and fear are not to be wit… Read in context →
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. I, CHRISTIAN HOPE, 1. THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIAN HOPE, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)
Pt. I, CHRISTIAN HOPE, 2. THE ADVANTAGE OF CHRISTIAN HOPE, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. I, CHRISTIAN HOPE, 3. THE OBJECT OF CHRISTIAN HOPE, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. IV, Case LXXVI: Mistaken Idea of the Sin of Presumption, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4 & ¶5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Treatise II: On Hope, n. ¶1 — Utility. - From this treatise the moral theologian chiefly has to gather arguments for raising and increasing the souls of the faithful by perpetual hope and confidence, and criteria by which true despair and presumption… Read in context →
Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. II, Tit. I, Necessity, and Use of Hope, nn. 57, 58, 59 & 60 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. II, Title II: Sins Against Hope, nn. 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 & 68 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)
32. On Sins Against Hope, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Theological Virtues, n. 376 — Necessity of Hope. “7. The soul ought not to think either of punishment, or of paradise, or of hell, or of death, or of eternity. — 12. He who has given his free will to God ought to take care for nothing, neither for hell nor for paradise… Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading The Theological Virtues — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Rickaby, Four-Square — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)