Catechism Paragraph 2851
Part 4:
CHRISTIAN PRAYER
Section 2: THE LORD'S PRAYER
Article 3: THE SEVEN PETITIONS
Section 2: THE LORD'S PRAYER
Article 3: THE SEVEN PETITIONS
In this petition, evil is not an abstraction, but refers to a person, Satan, the Evil One, the angel who opposes God. the devil (dia-bolos) is the one who "throws himself across" God's plan and his work of salvation accomplished in Christ.