Augustine of Hippo on Faith
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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The Enchiridion 6
In these two you have those three graces exemplified: faith believes, hope and love pray.
The fact that we do not see either what we believe or what we hope for, is all that is common to faith and hope.
No one, of course, is to be condemned as a liar who says what is false, believing it to be true, because such an one does not consciously deceive, but rather is himself deceived.
For when there is a question as to whether a man is good, one does not ask what he believes, or what he hopes, but what he loves.
Now we love even our neighbor by faith; for we who are ourselves mortal know not the hearts of mortal men.
We love God now by faith, then we shall love Him through sight.