var oView = this.getView();
var oFilter1= new sap.ui.model.Filter("lastNameColumn", sap.ui.model.FilterOperator.Contains,oView.getModel("ModelRef").getProperty('/lastName');
If no ModelRef then,
var oFilter1= new sap.ui.model.Filter("lastNameColumn", sap.ui.model.FilterOperator.Contains,oView.getModel().getProperty('/lastName');