The easy comfort of Self and Self Alone doesn't change the fact that it's the route to destruction just like relying on Self was what caused Eve to fall.
Satan loves that lie, the first one he successfully got humans to believe and makes it nice and easy for those who share Satan's pride in Self and Self Alone.
Relax, enjoy the ride down the highway. The reward for the go along to get along refusal to work out your Salvation with fear and trembling is hearing the same Jesus Christ such folks defy say, "I never knew you" in spite of their protestations that they've always been good fishin' buddies with Jesus.
I will pray for you to awaken from your haughty dreams.