Beren did not pursue the Silmarils for their own sake. His intentions even in retaining it after the Battle of Sarn Asthad were noble. It was only Thingol who was ensnared by the Doom of Mandos in that context.
One can talk about how the Men of later Ages were less than heroes like Hurin, which would be generally true, and perhaps, in general once again, the the Men & Elves around Aragorn did not measure up to those of the Elder Days, but in many ways Aragorn dealt with challenges, moral, political, military, and personal that were not like Hurin's, who's life and choices were more simple, and who could certainly have discounted whatever Morgoth revealed to him as likely falsehood; he may have been wiser to have gone forth seeking the truth. Also, these issues relate to stature, and in may be assumed that despite the diminishment of other men Aragorn was equal to Elendil and others of the Second Age in terms of the purity of his lineage, except that he was no longer the equal in lifespan of the House of Elros among the Kings of Numenor. In any case, I would submit that Elendil and others of the early Dunedain could be every bit the equal of their forefathers.
Finally, Aragorn showed Sauron Anduril and presented him with his on vulnerability. Even though Morgoth was far greater than Sauron, Hurin never put fear in Morgoth.
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The hoes unrecked in the fields were flung, __ and fallen ladders in the long grass lay __ of the lush orchards; every tree there turned __ its tangled head and eyed them secretly, __ and the ears listened of the nodding grasses; __ though noontide glowed on land and leaf, __ their limbs were chilled.
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