My God, I believe most firmly that You watch over all who hope in
You,
and that we can want for nothing when we rely upon You in all
things.
Therefore I am resolved for the future...to cast all my cares upon
You...
People may deprive me of worldly goods and status.
Sickness may take from me my strength and the means of serving You.
I may even jeopardize our relationship by sin, but my trust shall
never leave me.
I will preserve it to the last moment of my life, and the powers of
hell shall seek in vain
to grab it from me.
Let others seek happiness in their wealth and in their talents.
Let them trust in the purity of their lives, the severity of their
mortifications, in the number of their good works, the enthusiasm of
their prayers,
as for me, my Rock and my Refuge, my confidence in you fills me with
hope. For You, my Divine Protector, alone have settled me in hope.
"This confidence can never be vain. No one, who has hoped in God,
has ever been confounded."
I am assured, therefore, of my eternal happiness, for I firmly
hope in it and all my hope is in You. "In You, O loving God, have I
hoped: let me never be confounded."
I know too well that I am weak and changeable. I know the power
of temptation against the strongest virtue.
I have seen stars fall and foundations of my world crack; these
things do not alarm me. While I hope in You, I am sheltered from all
misfortune, and I am sure that my trust shall endure, for I rely
upon You to sustain this unfailing hope.
Finally, I know that my confidence cannot exceed Your generosity,
and that I shall never receive less
than I have hoped for from You. Therefore I hope that You will
sustain me against my evil inclinations,
that You will protect me against the deceitful attacks of the evil
one, and that You will cause my weakness
to triumph over every hostile force. I hope that You will never
cease to love me and that I shall love You unceasingly.
"In You, O loving God, have I hoped: let me never be confounded."
