Ludolph the Carthusian Life of Christ tr. Milton Walsh - Part 1 Chapter 37 pages 700-701
If you are striving to be perfect, you must forgive in every circumstance, even if the other party does not request it.
You should not only banish all animosity from your soul, but you should forgive everything even when there is no satisfaction made for the offence, or restitution of property, or prayerful entreaty, and you must love with a pure heart.
This is a counsel of perfection.
If you have not yet made a vow of perfection, you are still required to banish all animosity from your soul, not desiring an increase of evil or a diminution of good for your foe; other than that, you [page 701] should be satisfied with any sort of recompense offered for the harm done you.
This is a precept, not a counsel, and applies to everyone.
In sum, we must forgive wrongs, because we are all bound in charity to love everyone.
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