What does he want us to be?

Okay. This is complicated. My boyfriend told me a little while ago that he really likes me, but that his past relationship he had with a girl messed him up badly, and now he’s realized that he’s not over it and not ready for a relationship. He’s told me that he wants us to be really good friends, he wants me in his life and that there might be a chance for us in the future. He said the best word for whats happening is that we’re on a break. Not really broken up, not really dating. I’m just really confused because he still seems to be acting like we’re going out. He still hugs me, and not like a friend either. He hugs me like when we were dating. And we still text and meet up between our classes, have lunch together, hang out, etc etc. I’m just confused about what he wants. Maybe he doesn’t know what he wants. I don’t know what to do! Should I just leave it for now, see how it goes and hope that someday he’ll be able to get over the hurt of his past relationship? Or should I confront him about it, ask him exactly where we stand, where our relationship stands (because I’m confused about that) and what it is he wants? And also, is there any way I can help him get over what happened? Or is it something that he has to do on his own? Ughhh. I still don’t feel like I’ve explained it very well. But I cant really explain it because I’m so confused by it. I’m confused by what he wants and where we stand. Has anyone been through something like this, or have any advice?