A method and device for controlling the attitude of an aircraft may employ spoilers that are arranged on the wings of the aircraft and whose respective angular positions can be adjusted by controllable actuators. A command attitude determining section determines a command attitude of the aircraft corresponding to an attitude that the aircraft must achieve. A command position calculator calculates command positions of the spoilers, corresponding to particular angular positions of the spoilers, making it possible to bring the aircraft to the command attitude. A control instruction calculator calculates control instructions for the controllable actuators, making it possible to bring the spoilers into the command positions, and applies the control instructions to the spoiler actuators.