How to combat self-doubt?

Doubt (Vicikitsa) is one of the five hindrances to progress to meditation. I searched for the hindrance of doubt, and as I understand it is the 'doubt in Buddha, his attainment and the Dhamma he taught'. I also tried reading about the 'ten fetters', but none of it mentions countering self-doubt. I mean, the thoughts go in this way, > I have been unsuccessful in worldly matters, I was unsuccessful in > getting 'this and that', I couldn't fulfill the expectations I > had...then how do you expect to succeed in attaining Nirvana...If you > failed in samsaric life, then...so and so... How does one counter this negative chatter and some kind of predictive reasoning?