The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 7. Humility

(1) Brothers, divine Scripture calls to us saying: "Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted," (Luke 14:11; 18:14).
(2) In saying this, therefore, it shows us that every exaltation is a kind of pride,
(3) which the Prophet indicates he has shunned, saying, "Lord, my heart is not exalted my eyes are not lifted up and I have not walked in the ways of the great nor gone after marvels beyond me," (Ps 130[131]:1).
(4) and why? "If I had not a humble spirit, but were exalted instead, then you would treat me like a weaned child on its mother's lap," (Ps 130[131]:2).

(5) Accordingly, brothers, if we want to reach the highest summit of humility, if we desire to attain speedily the exaltation in heaven to which we climb by the humility of this present life,
(6) then by our ascending actions we must set up that ladder on which Jacob in a dream saw, "angels descending and ascending," (Gen 28:12).
(7) Without doubt, this descent and ascent can signify only that we descend by exaltation and ascend by humility.
(8) Now the ladder erected is our life on earth, and if we humble our hearts the lord will raise it to heaven.
(9) We may call our body and soul the sides of this ladder, into which our divine vocation has fitted the various steps of humility and discipline as we ascend.

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