For Augustine the enemy, like the self, is only a means toward loving God

Evidence

Unlike God, then, but much like the neighbor and the self, the enemy is not to be enjoyed, that is, not to be loved for his own sake, on his own account. Rather, like the neighbor and the self, the enemy is what through which God is loved, a means toward a divine end. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 172

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the use/enjoyment schema (uti/frui) applied to the enemy — a key technical distinction.