ORDINARIVM

ACTVS SPEI

Act of Hope

The Act of Hope expresses confident trust in God's promises of grace and eternal happiness, relying not on human merit but on God's infinite goodness and Christ's merits. Hope occupies the middle ground between presumption and despair. Source: Catechismus Romanus.

LATINE
Domine Deus, spero per gratiam tuam
remissionem omnium peccatorum,
et post hanc vitam aeternam felicitatem
me esse consecuturum:
quia tu promisisti, qui es infinite potens,
fidelis, benignus, et misericors.
In hac spe vivere et mori statuo.
Amen.
ENGLISH
O my God, relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises,
I hope to obtain pardon of my sins,
the help of Thy grace,
and life everlasting,
through the merits of Jesus Christ,
my Lord and Redeemer.
In this hope I resolve to live and die.
Amen.
NOTA
FONS
Catechismus Romanus
INDULGENTIA
Partial indulgence
USUS
Morning prayers, times of trial
CONTEXT
Hope is the middle virtue between presumption (expecting salvation without merit or repentance) and despair (abandoning trust in God's mercy). The prayer affirms that hope rests on God's promises, not human effort.