Whether fear decreases when charity increases?

❌ Objection 1 : It seems that fear decreases when charity increases. For Augustine says (In prim. canon. Joan. Tract. ix): "The more charity increases, the more fear decreases."

❌ Objection 2 : Further, fear decreases when hope increases. But charity increases when hope increases, as stated above (Question [17], Article [8]). Therefore fear decreases when charity increases.

❌ Objection 3 : Further, love implies union, whereas fear implies separation. Now separation decreases when union increases. Therefore fear decreases when the love of charity increases.