I don't think it's hubristic to describe what philosophy it hews to. The opposite of "pragmatic" here would be "without compromise"/"principled". They know they

I don't think it's hubristic to describe what philosophy it hews to. The opposite of "pragmatic" here would be "without compromise"/"principled". They know they are willing to make compromises in the name of expediency, so calling it pragmatic is just a declaration of intent, not a boast in front of the Olympian gods.