Humility In Asking

Expecting God to answer our prayers is not necessarily prideful and expecting that God won't answer our prayers is necessarily prideful. The difference between pride and humility in seeking God's blessing is this. In pride, we expect God to answer our prayers because of what we have done. In humility, we expect God to answer our prayers solely on what he has done.

I believe we can take that even further. In Pride, we expect that God won't answer our prayers because of what we have done.

As followers of Christ, expecting God to deal with us according to our actions is prideful.
As followers of Christ, expecting God to deal with us according to his grace and mercy is humility.