Trust rests on the belief that others won't harm us. [definitional]
In conclusion, trusting a person means believing that when offered the chance, he or she is not likely to behave in a way that is damaging to us, and trust will typically be relevant when at least one party is free to disappoint the other, free enough to avoid a risky relationship, and constrained enough to consider that relationship an attractive option.
Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking…, loc. 2729