Notes on The Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans (Author Bishop Richard Challoner (ed.))
4:2 By works: Done by his own strength, without the grace of God, and faith in him. Not before God. . .Whatever glory or applause such works might procure from men, they would be of no value in the sight of God.
Original Douay-Rheims from Project Gutenberg - Massive cleanup of OCR problems and editing done locally.