I think I'm in love with my friend and I don't know what to do (long story... Kinda)

Hello everyone.

Like this whole thing is bothering me lately. There's this guy I'm friends with for a few months now. Like he cares so much for me and he remembers the little things about me. Like I remembered how I was so close to meeting up with this guy from a dating app (he ended up being a manipulative asshole so I decided not to meet him in the end) and my friend was all like "I don't want you to go. You're setting yourself up here."

From there, I started to feel something for him. A few days ago, he told me about his past relationships,how he was really hurt after a girl led him into thinking that they were a thing, and how he's really scared of falling for someone again. After hearing all of that, I just felt like I should show him that there are girls out there that won't hurt him and love him more than that girl ever will... It's just that I'm scared that I will hurt myself by doing so. Like sure, I've been through shitty situations too (I've been in an emotionally abusive relationship and my ex cheated on me) and I'm scared of committing, but I'm willing to take the risk for my friend. It's just that I'm scared I'd get so attached and hurt myself.

Like what should I do? Should I take the risk and tell him I want to change his mind or should I just hide my feelings and not take the risk?