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Trust in something vs Trust to something

trust in somethinghave faith or confidence in smth.:

  • We felt that we could trust in his wide experience.

trust to somethingact in dependence on smth.; rely on smth.:

  • I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll just trust to luck.

Note: Neither expression is equivalent in meaning to the phrase trust something

1. believe smth. a person says:

  • Marigold is a wretched gossip, and worse. I would not trust her story.

2. believe that smth. is safe or reliable:

  • He wanted to get up and walk out to the kitchen, but he didn’t trust his legs.