What is the second theological virtue?
The second theological virtue is the virtue of hope.
What is the virtue of hope?
It is one of the three theological virtues, which effects that our will, relying on the help of God, is drawn towards Him revealed by faith, as towards the one who is to be some day our perfect happiness (XVII. 1,2).
Is hope possible without faith?
No, it is impossible to have the virtue of hope without faith which is its necessary basis (XVII. 7).
Why is it impossible to have hope without faith?
Because only faith gives to hope its object and the motive upon which it relies (XVII. 7).
Next - The Catechism of the Summa -SECOND SECTION - A DETAILED SURVEY OF MAN'S RETURN TO GOD - V. OF HOPE AND ITS NATURE -- OF THE VICES OPPOSED THERETO, NAMELY, OF PRESUMPTION AND OF DESPAIR -- OF THE FORMULA OF AN ACT OF HOPE, AND OF THOSE ABLE TO MAKE THIS ACT (B)
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