I say moreover for thy comfort, and for the comfort of all others who live in the state of Anchorets enclosed, and also by God’s grace, for the comfort of all them that enter into any religious order approved in holy Church, that all those who through the mercy of God among them shall be saved, shall have a special reward, and a singular worship in the bliss of heaven; for their state of living before other souls that had not that state in holy Church, though they were never so holy; which worship is better than all the worship of this world without comparison; for if thou couldst see what it is, thou wouldst not for the worship of this world, if thou mightest have it without sin, change thy state either of Anchoret or of religious, neither lose that singular reward in heaven, which reward is called the Accidental Reward. (John Climacus)

Six centuries after Climacus, Thomas Aquinas distinguishes between "essential bliss" and "accidental reward."

The essential bliss of perfect union with God is available to all true Christians. The further accidental reward is available only to those who have overcome some persistent foe or spiritual danger.

Following Aquinas, Henry Suso wrote, "Accidental reward consists in such particular delight as souls obtain by particular and meritorious works wherewith they have conquered here below, even as the souls of great doctors, steadfast martyrs, and pure virgins."

"But essential reward consists in the contemplative union of the soul with the pure Divinity, for she can never rest till she be borne above all her powers and capacities, and introduced to the natural entity of the Persons, and to the clear vision of their real essence."

The "particular delight" of accidental reward sounds a bit like a purified pride.

The image is of Mary, mother of God, with a crown showing aureas representing essential bliss and aureolas reflecting the accidental rewards of her particular victories (by Jan Van Eyck from the Ghent alarpiece)