The only hope for ourselves is to give up hope in ourselves. The Preacher comes to the end of Ecclesiastes not by exhorting people to work harder and do better to earn God’s favor and forgiveness. The end of Ecclesiastes is not a demand of the Law which you can accomplish, but a Gospel invitation knowing you cannot accomplish what the Law demands. Like the disciples asked, “What must we do to be doing the works of God? Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God that you believe in him whom he has sent.”