They are mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" (from the King James version)
The New King James version and New International version translate the last as "love," not "charity."
The notion of virtue was commonplace in ancient philosophy, and because of its adoption by Cicero, was widely accepted by Christian philosophers and became a staple of Catholic theology.
The thesis of the unity of the virtues is controversial.
Human virtues acquired by education, by deliberate acts and by a perseverance ever-renewed in repeated efforts are purified and elevated by divine grace.
Faith is the theologicalvirtue 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.
Hope is the theologicalvirtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ's promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit.
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