[Lorica]

"Good works" being the result of our salvation and not the cause of it.

And nowhere did I say good works cause salvation. Nor does the Church say it.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

And nowhere did I say good works cause salvation. Nor does the Church say it.

But of course your catechism says it. In black and white (hope you don't mind the bold)...

"Moved by the Holy Spirit, we can merit for ourselves and for others the graces needed for our sanctification and for the attainment of eternal life (Catechism of the Catholic church, Part 3, Life in Christ, Merit, 2010)

The term “merit” refers in general to the recompense owed by a community or a society for the action of one of its members... (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2006)