From:
Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 51
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Āsīsavagga Hope
1. Mahāsīlavajātaka The Great Virtuous One: a past life story
“Āsīsetheva puriso, A man should have hope,
na nibbindeyya paṇḍito; the astute should not be disillusioned.
Passāmi vohaṁ attānaṁ, Now I truly see myself—
yathā icchiṁ tathā ahū”ti. as I wished, so I became.
Mahāsīlavajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.