| General Preface | p. xi |
| Editorial Notes | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. xix |
| Hope Itself | |
| Is hope a virtue? | p. 2 |
| Is it eternal beatitude that is properly hoped for? | p. 6 |
| Can one hope for another's eternal beatitude? | p. 10 |
| Is it allowable to put one's hope in other men? | p. 12 |
| Is hope a theological virtue? | p. 14 |
| Is hope distinct from the other theological virtues? | p. 18 |
| Does hope come before faith? | p. 22 |
| Is charity prior to hope? | p. 24 |
| The Subject of Hope | |
| Is hope in the will as its subject? | p. 28 |
| Is hope in the blessed? | p. 30 |
| Is there hope in the damned? | p. 34 |
| Is there certitude to hope in this life? | p. 38 |
| The Gift of Fear | |
| Can God be an object of fear? | p. 42 |
| Is the division of fear into filial, initial, servile and worldly an appropriate one? | p. 46 |
| Is worldly fear always evil? | p. 50 |
| Is servile fear good? | p. 54 |
| Is servile fear essentially the same as filial fear? | p. 56 |
| Can servile fear co-exist with charity? | p. 60 |
| Is fear the beginning of wisdom? | p. 62 |
| Does initial fear differ essentially from filial fear? | p. 66 |
| Is fear a Gift of the Holy Spirit? | p. 68 |
| Does increase of charity lessen fear? | p. 72 |
| Does fear remain in heaven? | p. 76 |
| Is poverty of spirit the Beatitude corresponding to the Gift of Fear? | p. 80 |
| Despair | |
| Is despair a sin? | p. 86 |
| Is despair possible without infidelity? | p. 90 |
| Is despair the greatest of sins? | p. 94 |
| Does acedia give rise to despair? | p. 96 |
| Presumption | |
| In presumption, does one rely on God or on one's own power? | p. 102 |
| Is presumption a sin? | p. 106 |
| Is presumption opposed more to fear than to hope? | p. 108 |
| Is presumption caused by vainglory? | p. 110 |
| Precepts Regarding Hope and Fear | |
| Is there reason for a precept concerning hope? | p. 114 |
| Was there any need for a precept concerning fear? | p. 118 |
| Appendices | |
| The Revelation of Hope in Sacred Scripture | p. 123 |
| Historical Context: Crisis and Clarification | p. 129 |
| Natural Hope: General Philosophical Background | p. 139 |
| Theological Hope: its Objects | p. 144 |
| Theological Hope: its Virtuousness | p. 149 |
| Distinctive Nature of Hope: its Relationships to Faith and Charity | p. 155 |
| The Certitude of Hope: its Distinctive Nature | p. 161 |
| The Gift of Fear | p. 167 |
| Sins against Hope: Despair and Presumption | p. 175 |
| Glossary | p. 180 |
| Index | p. 191 |
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