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The Chovos Halevovos's fourth שער, section, is on Bitachon. Since his sefer is "Duties of the heart", he clearly considers this a required "duty". Unlike some other areas, he does not have a sub-section where he gives the source for such a mitzvah.
There are many verses in Nach that do sound like they command Bitachon; some of them are at the end of Uva L'Tzion in the Shacharis davening.

בָּרוּךְ הַגֶּֽבֶר אֲשֶׁר יִבְטַח בה' וְהָיָה ה' מִבְטַחוֹ: בִּטְ֒חוּ בה' עֲדֵי עַד כִּי בְּיָהּ ה' צוּר עוֹלָמִים: וְיִבְטְחוּ בְךָ יוֹדְ֒עֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ כִּי לֺא עָזַֽבְתָּ דֹרְ֒שֶֽׁיךָ ה':

And more in Hallel:

יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בְּטַ֣ח בה' עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃
O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

And many others.
But I don't think there is such a verse in the Chumash, and (as far as I know) it isn't listed as one of the 613 mitzvos. Is there a source in Chumash?

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    Maybe it's a corollary of the obligation to serve G-d: כְּמוֹ שֶׁהָעֶבֶד חַיָּב לִבְטֹחַ עַל אֲדוֹנָיו
    – Joel K
    Commented 4 hours ago
  • @JoelK Or the obligation of אמונה. That is indeed my impression from the Chazon Ish, Emunah uvitachon. He says something like, Emunah is the hashkafa, Bitachon is the practical halacha.
    – MichoelR
    Commented 3 hours ago
  • The root בטח can be found in Bereshis 34:25, Devarim 12:10, and Devarim 33:28. These could be the source, depending on one's definition of bitachon. What is the definition of the OP? It cannot be a mitzvah, it just means that we invest our efforts in doing mitzvos, relying that it is the right thing to do.
    – Y DJ
    Commented 3 hours ago
  • @YDJ None of these seems remotely like a source. The word betach, but in a completely different context.
    – MichoelR
    Commented 3 hours ago
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    Note that he cites there the posuk ארור הגבר אשר יבטח באדם. It would hardly be possible to say that someone should be "cursed" unless that behavior was in fact wrong. (In other words, it's sort of an application of אין עונשין אלא אם בן מזהירין, and where sometimes indeed the fact that there's a punishment proves that there is indeed a prohibition.)
    – Meir
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