Unfortunately this is not available in the Visual Studio C++ editor. Atleast if you have the express edition. Using the other versions, like you have said, makes it possible to download or create an addin/extension to get to this result.
As mentioned in: visual studio 2010 C++ : braces autocomplete
Should you decide to switch to a different version of Visual Studio 2010 I can recommend this addin: Productivity Power Tools which allows a lot of customization, including automatic brackets.