Ibn al-Jawzi reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Alla have mercy on him, said, “Your hope in the mercy of the One you refuse to obey is nothing but delusion and foolishness.”
Source: al-Muqliq li-Ibn al-Jawzī 1/29
عن ابن الجوزي قال مَعْرُوف الكرخي رحمه الله رَجَاؤُكَ لِرَحْمَةِ مَنْ لَا تُطِيعُهُ مِنَ الْخِذْلَانِ وَالْحُمْقِ
1/29 المقلق لابن الجوزي