Objectives and intentions and the whole Stanislavsky school of acting were created long after Shakespeare. So I'd argue that Shakespeare doesn't always write intentions: and here, Berowne is simply reflecting on Boyet, and thinking aloud.
That said, yes, he finds Boyet (who knows - but won't reveal - all the girls' secrets) extremely irritating. Berowne reflects on the fact that Boyet is extremely affected, though also extremely well-mannered:
This gallant pins the wenches on his sleeve;
Had he been Adam, he had tempted Eve;
A' can carve too, and lisp: why, this is he
That kiss'd his hand away in courtesy...
Berowne is also - rather painfully - aware of the fact that Boyet has access to the ladies all the time, and think he's great. So Berowne also itemises the qualities that might cause the ladies to like Boyet so much:
...the ladies call him sweet;
The stairs, as he treads on them, kiss his feet:
This is the flower that smiles on every one,
To show his teeth as white as whale's bone;
And consciences, that will not die in debt,
Pay him the due of honey-tongued Boyet.
And, not forgetting Boyet's slickness of speech - he is "honey-tongued". Hope that helps!
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