Whether the fruits differ from the beatitudes?

❌ Objection 1 : It would seem that the fruits do not differ from the beatitudes. For the beatitudes are assigned to the gifts, as stated above (Question [69], Article [1], ad 1). But the gifts perfect man in so far as he is moved by the Holy Ghost. Therefore the beatitudes themselves are fruits of the Holy Ghost.

❌ Objection 2 : Further, as the fruit of eternal life is to future beatitude which is that of actual possession, so are the fruits of the present life to the beatitudes of the present life, which are based on hope. Now the fruit of eternal life is identified with future beatitude. Therefore the fruits of the present life are the beatitudes.

❌ Objection 3 : Further, fruit is essentially something ultimate and delightful. Now this is the very nature of beatitude, as stated above (Question [3], Article [1]; Question [4], Article [1]). Therefore fruit and beatitude have the same nature, and consequently should not be distinguished from one another.