We didn't see much but even young, Klaus was probably weaker than his older siblings at the same age. He wasn't capable of hunting properly and Mikael stated that he growed more pathetic every day. Again, the disapointment factor can work here. Maybe Klaus wasn't that pathetic, but Mikael had such high expectations of him that he seemed weak.
Also, everytime Mikael fought Klaus ( as humans ) Klaus couldn't even hold his own. Prooving to Mikael that he was " weak ".