Trouble is, I think, Airbus and fly-by-wire technology is such that we never, really, have the aeroplane. It still has you ! Well, to a degree but the comfort level in automation remains high and attempts to resolve deteriorating situations through autopilot remains high for the new breed.
It is no trouble. I have 40+ yrs flying, 20 yrs Airbus, 20 yrs military. I have confidence in the automatics, they allow me capacity to MANAGE the situation, hand flying decreases that capacity. Sure practice at hand flying limits the decrement, but it's still there. I still hand fly, but in low pressure situations; I encourage my FOs to do the same. I can only speak about Airbus automatics; they have to be understood properly and used with discipline, both requirements need study and practice. I would imagine it's like any other aircraft, certainly like any other I have flown in those respects.