Since 'Meta' per se is the Latin word suggesting what is beyond, metacognition being a state of consciousness becomes this consciousness of what is beyond humans' own capacities. Since consciousness is necessarily consciousness of something that is independently and which has affected consciousness, what is innate is a sensitivity, a sensitivity that can attain in certain circumstances what is beyond.
Metacognition reminds the concept of metaphysic and strictly metaphysic requires a belief than knowledge because what metaphysic or metaphysical questions are about what is be beyond humans' abilities.