Father, Son, Holy Spirit ... and more?

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I understand that the Catholic Church teaches clearly that there are three persons in one God. I understand that there is nothing in scripture or tradition to suggest that there are any more persons in the one God. But what is the basis for saying 'three, and only three"? Why could there not be further person or persons that have not been revealed to us? Do we limit the potential of God in presuming that all information on this point has been revealed to us? In other words: what is the basis of the Church’s traditional teaching of stating that it is ‘three and only three’?
 
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The One God exists in Three Persons and only Three. Use the search function to find more explanation.
 
Where is the fourth mentioned?

Father, Son, Holy Spirit, and let’s say… Bob.

What basis do we have for Bob? Is he scriptural?
 
In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti… Et Bobiensis
 
“God Bob” has a nice ring to it when you think about it.
 
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Agreed. But my question is a little different. I am acknowledging the clear teaching. I am asking for the actual basis of it and what I see as an implication that humans have specific knowledge about God in the absence of any specific revelation saying “three and only three”. It seems to me to contradict the idea of there being a ‘mystery’ about the Trinity, of God being omnipotent and unknowable (by us, now) in his fullness. Remember I am not talking about the probability of there being more persons. I am talking about the basis for confidentially asserting that there are only three.
 
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