General and special help; Bellarmine's definition
Thesis XXVI. The Roman School further divides this internal help of God, which men need in order to act, into general and special. General help is the help by which God concurs with all creatures and works with them in their acting, whether they act well or badly, and whether what they do lies within the powers and scope of nature or goes somewhat beyond it.
For in the common view of the Roman School whatever is positive even in evil acts is good, and cannot come about without God's cooperation. Special help is help that God gives only for good acts that exceed the powers of nature.
So Bellarmine defines the grace of special help as 'the motion of God by which man is helped toward actions that in some way surpass his nature'.
Latin
XXVI. Rursus illud Dei auxilium internum, quo homines in agendo egent, Schola Romana distinguit in Generale & in speciale. Auxilium generale vocant, illud quo Deus cum omnibus creaturis concurrit, & in agendo iis cooperatur, sive bene, sive etiam male agant: sive ea quae faciunt sint intra naturae vires atque modum, sive naturam quadantenus superent. Nam juxta communem Scholae Romanae sensum, in ipsis malis actibus quod positivum est bonum est, nec fieri nisi Deo cooperante potest. Auxilium vero speciale dicitur, quod non datur a Deo, nisi ad actus bonos, & qui vires naturae excedunt. Ac proinde gratia auxilii specialis a Bellarmino definitur, Motio Dei qua homo ad operationes, quae naturam suam aliquo modo superant, adjuvatur.