One's freedom is limited. But within those limits, one can act. And the recognition of that freedom is the the recognition of transcendental experience. To be sure, one can try to evade responsibility and pretend that one is merely a product of forces outside oneself. But that is a lie.
Human beings are able to decide about themselves and to actualize themselves.
Salvation is not a future which befalls someone from the outside. Nor is it something bestowed by moral judgment. Rather, salvation is the truth of ourselves before God. We are invited to understand ourselves truly and to realize our true selves. In that way we fulfill our destiny, we as destined to transcend ourselves.