Request object type-hinted in a library method throws missing argument error

In Laravel 5.2, it's suggested to type-hint the Request object in controller method declarations:

I'm trying to do the same in one of my libraries:

<?php

namespace App\Libraries;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class MyLibrary {

    public static function doStuff(Request $request) {
        //...
    }
}

However, when I try to use the library method like shown in the code below, I get a missing argument error:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Libraries\MyLibrary;

class DefaultController extends Controller {

    public function __construct() {
        MyLibrary::doStuff(); // => trows missing argument error
    }

}

Now, I've type-hinted the Request object into my doStuff() method. Why do I need to pass an argument directly? Do I understand the type-hinting concept incorrectly?

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