Heb 11, 1 Faith is the realization of what is hoped

Hebrews 11

(Heb 11, 1) Faith is the realization of what is hoped
[1] Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.

(CCC 1814) Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith "man freely commits his entire self to God" (DV 5). For this reason the believer seeks to know and do God's will. "The righteous shall live by faith." Living faith "work[s] through charity" (Rom 1:17; Gal 5:6). (CCC 1842) By faith, we believe in God and believe all that he has revealed to us and that Holy Church proposes for our belief. (CCC 192) Through the centuries many professions or symbols of faith have been articulated in response to the needs of the different eras: the creeds of the different apostolic and ancient Churches (Cf. DS 1-64), e.g., the Quicumque, also called the Athanasian Creed (Cf. DS 75-76); The professions of faith of certain Councils, such as Toledo, Lateran, Lyons, Trent (Cf. DS 525-541; 800-802; 851-861; 1862-1870); or the symbols of certain popes, e.g., the Fides Damasi (Cf. DS 71-72) or the Credo of the People of God of Paul VI (Paul VI, CPG (1968). (CCC 817) In fact, "in this one and only Church of God from its very beginnings there arose certain rifts, which the Apostle strongly censures as damnable. But in subsequent centuries much more serious dissensions appeared and large communities became separated from full communion with the Catholic Church - for which, often enough, men of both sides were to blame" (UR 3 § 1). The ruptures that wound the unity of Christ's Body - here we must distinguish heresy, apostasy, and schism (Cf. CIC, can. 751) - do not occur without human sin: Where there are sins, there are also divisions, schisms, heresies, and disputes. Where there is virtue, however, there also are harmony and unity, from which arise the one heart and one soul of all believers (Origen, Hom. in Ezech. 9, 1: PG 13, 732). (CCC 818) "However, one cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born into these communities [that resulted from such separation] and in them are brought up in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church accepts them with respect and affection as brothers.... All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church" (UR 3 § 1).