Macbeth's words reveal that he is more bent on becoming the king of Scotland by murdering Duncan than before. If you recall in scene 3 of Act I after Macbeth has the "horrid image" that "doth unfix" his hair which is the frightening thought of murdering Duncan, he states that "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / Without my stir." In other words, if fate wants him to become king, perhaps fate will just make it happen without Macbeth having to do anything, like murder the king.
But after Maceth hears that Malcolm is named the Prince of Cumberland, he is more determined than ever to go through with the "horrid image" he had in scene 3, so much that he calls upon the stars to hide their "fires," or light, so that noone will know his "black" or evil desires, those being to become king by murdering him.
Macbeth is back on the path of manipulating fate.
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