"Human pride" refers to the feeling of self-respect, importance, or satisfaction that individuals have about themselves and their accomplishments as human beings. Full definition
But this is justification by works, and therefore a counsel of human pride whose end result can only be despair or self - righteousness. (religion-online.org)
He found reasons for thanksgiving both in God's judgment upon human pride and in God's grace toward humans in their weakness (Matt. (religion-online.org)
At the same time, I can't quite shut out that old Reformed refrain that humans are incapable of doing any good apart from God, that we are rotten to the core and that illusions of meaningful progress are tricks of Satan or the result of sinful human pride. (rachelheldevans.com)