faith hope

385. What are the theological virtues? 1813 The theological virtues are faith, hope, and charity. 386. What is the virtue of faith? 1814-1816 1842 Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and all that he has revealed to us and that the Church proposes for our belief because God is Truth itself. By faith the human person freely commits himself to God. Therefore, the believer seeks to know and do the will of God because “faith works through charity” (Galatians 5:6). 387. What is hope? 1817-1821 1843 Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire and await from God eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ's promises and relying on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit to merit it and to persevere to the end of our earthly life.